board of trustees

HRH The Princess Royal is the Patron of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Admiring her spirit, Gerald Durrell approached the young Princess to invite her to be the Trust’s Patron in 1972. ... read more

Dr Lee Durrell, Honorary Director, was born in Memphis, Tennessee on 7th September 1949. Her interest in the natural world emerged early, and as a child she would spend hours filling empty doll boxes with collections of animals.... read more 

Jonathan White was elected Chairman of Durrell's Board of Trustees with effect from 1 July 2006. Jonathan was formally Chairman of Ogier, one of the largest providers of offshore legal ..... read more 

Tricia Kreitman is an ex-psychologist, writer and broadcaster with a long-standing interest in conservation. She was a Trustee of Durrell from 2002 to 2008, and, in July 2009, was very pleased to be invited back onto the Board...read more

Mark Oliver has held the post of Honorary Treasurer on Durrell's Board of Trustees since 2004.... read more 
 

Christopher Collins Born in Ghana, to a father who was a Conservator of Forests, plants and animals were part of Chris's daily life from an early age.... read more 

Katie Gordon manages Socially Responsible Investment at Cazenove Capital Management and is responsible for analysing companies’ social, environmental and ethical performance and integrating  .. read more 

John Henwood, MBE is chairman of Jersey Telecom Group and vice-chairman of Jersey Finance. John is also a director of Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings, and through his own company, Byerley Limited ...read more 

David Mace has been involved in developing businesses internationally over the last 25 years. David led the management buy-out of Sea Life Centre (Holdings) Limited in 1987, through to its subsequent flotation in 1992 as Vardon plc ...read more 

Ian Kerr - "I have recently retired as the proprietor of Midas, one of the UK’s larger, and longest established, fundraising consultancies. As a trustee I am looking for an organisation in which I can be proactive in some capacity and to learn about conservation ... read more

John Miskelly is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is currently a Corporate Finance Partner in FGS, one of Ireland’s largest business advisory firms... read more 

Tim Ringsdore - "I have a wide range of skills that would benefit the Trust, such as strategic guidance, strong communication skills and the ability to develop and implement multi-million pound programmes...read more

Mike Bruford is Professor of Biodiversity at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University. His role on the Board is to support the conservation science carried out by Durrell. After gaining his PhD...read more